China on Monday issued a WeChat social media post through the Singapore embassy, warning Chinese citizens to "stay away from gambling" while in the city-state. Singapore has a dual-exclusive casino market and other limited forms of legal betting.

This Chinese message translates as: "Even if casino facilities are legally installed outside the borders of mainland China, citizens may violate our country's laws against participating in cross-border gambling, especially in organizing gambling... It could lead to legal liability for their actions."

The embassy message referred to China's revised criminal law, which made it illegal for mainland Chinese citizens to organize to gamble abroad. It has been in effect since March 1, 2021.

In a WeChat post on Monday, the embassy provided contact information from China's Ministry of Security for the public who wanted mainland Chinese residents to submit "secret" about any conduct involving organizing their fellow citizens to gamble abroad.

Over the past few years, many government departments in China have made statements about cracking down on citizens traveling abroad to play casinos or engaging in online betting, which is called "cross-border gambling."

On Feb. 27, the Chinese embassy in Seoul, Korea, issued a WeChat post with a similar warning to mainland residents traveling to Korea. The country has an extensive casino industry, and only one place, Kangwon Land, can serve its citizens.

The embassy in Seoul said it learned of cases in which Chinese people lost their "huge" properties at Korean casinos.

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